BACKGROUND The Himalayan-Karakoram (HK) region in south Asia is one of the most
heavily glacierized and vulnerable mountainous regions on Earth. The Indus, Ganges, and …

We present a comprehensive review of the status and changes in glacier length (since the
1850s), area and mass (since the 1960s) along the Himalayan-Karakoram (HK) region and …

The effect of climate change on water resources and sea-level rise is largely determined by
the size of the ice reservoirs around the world and the ice thickness distribution, which …

Glaciers distinct from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are shrinking rapidly, altering
regional hydrology, raising global sea level and elevating natural hazards. Yet, owing to the …

Himalayan glaciers supply meltwater to densely populated catchments in South Asia, and
regional observations of glacier change over multiple decades are needed to understand …

Streamflow in high-mountain Asia is influenced by meltwater from snow and glaciers, and
determining impacts of climate change on the region's cryosphere is essential to understand …

The cryosphere is defined by the presence of frozen water in its many forms: glaciers, ice
caps, ice sheets, snow, permafrost, and river and lake ice. In the extended Hindu Kush …

The recent evolution of Pamir-Karakoram-Himalaya (PKH) glaciers, widely acknowledged
as valuable high-altitude as well as mid-latitude climatic indicators, remains poorly known …

The Indus basin heavily depends on its upstream mountainous part for the downstream
supply of water while downstream demands are high. Since downstream demands will likely …

Himalayan glacier tongues are commonly debris covered and they are an important source
of melt water. However, they remain relatively unstudied because of the inaccessibility of the …